The following was featured in the West Side Journal on January 10th, 2018.

On Tuesday, December 5 The West Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce hosted the First Responders Appreciation Breakfast at the Addis Community Center. This event acknowledges the commitment of the men and women who serve West Baton Rouge Parish and the surrounding areas. The event was sponsored by COX Business.

Candidate for 18th JDC District Judge, Division B, Tom McCormick, opened his Port Allen Headquarters on Saturday. The opening was attended by community leaders and supporters throughout the district.

“We are the first campaign in the race to open a campaign office,” McCormick said. “We wanted to open this office to show voters our campaign is not only committed to the race but also committed to being a part of the community.”

McCormick said that the office will be open for volunteer operations, sign pickup, and voter registration. He, his family, and his staff cut the ribbon to the office in front of a group of 50 supporters. Plans for additional campaign offices are in the works. The address for the Port Allen office is 245 N Alexander Avenue, Port Allen, LA 70767.

Tom McCormick made his campaign for District Judge official on Wednesday, filing his paperwork minutes after the qualification period began. McCormick, surrounded by more than twenty of his supporters, said he was humbled for and excited about the opportunity to run for the 18th JDC District Judge, Division B, seat.

“The outpouring of support we have received so early in the campaign has been amazing,” said McCormick. “The reason we have this much support is because the people of the district know I will ethically, diligently and effectively carry out the duties required of a District Judge.”

McCormick is the only announced candidate who has prosecuted cases in all three courts within the 18th Judicial District. He has served as the state fraud prosecutor with the Louisiana Attorney General’s office for the past ten years, prosecuting criminals who commit white collar crimes, food stamp fraud, tax fraud, insurance fraud, and contractor fraud. Also, McCormick is the only announced candidate who has served as a JAG (Judge Advocate General) Officer in the United States’ military. While serving in Iraq, he worked to prosecute terrorists who committed murder, rape, kidnapping, and IED attacks against our military personnel.

If elected District Judge, McCormick has committed to not only serving the people of the 18th JDC fairly and honestly, but he has also pledged to serve as a mentor and example to the children of the district. He plans to advocate innovative ideas that will make the 18th JDC run more effectively; these ideas include the development of a drug court, veterans court, and more rehabilitative services so released prisoners do not end up back in jail. He believes these ideas will ensure the citizens’ tax dollars are efficiently used.

Tom is a 1992 graduate from Brusly High School. In 1994, Tom McCormick married Candy Morales. Together they have two beautiful daughters in college, Skylar (LSU) and Ashley (SLU), and a son, Matt, who attends MSA West. McCormick is an active member in the Louisiana State Bar Association, Louisiana District Attorneys Association, Baton Rouge Bar Association, American Legion Post 167 (Lifetime Member), Veterans of Foreign Wars Addis Post (Lifetime Member), Disabled Veterans of America, Air Force Association, Lions Club, Rotary International, and is a lifetime concealed carry holder. He has also coached and sponsored various youth athletic events for more than 20 years.

The election for District Judge will be held on March 24, with early voting occuring March 10-17. Division B of the 18th JDC consists of voters from parts of West Baton Rouge and Pointe Coupee Parishes.

The following article was featured in the Westbank Shopper on November 20th, 2017

Louisiana Department of Justice State Prosecutor Thomas “Tom” McCormick announces his candidacy to replace Judge Robin Free as District Court Judge for Division B. Tom is a 1992 graduate from Brusly High School currently living in Plaquemine. In 1994, Tom McCormick married Candy Morales. Together they have two beautiful daughters in college, Skylar (LSU) and Ashley (SLU), and a son, Matt, who attends MSA West. After their marriage, McCormick enlisted with the U.S. Air Force in March 1995. He was honorably discharged from active duty in January 2007 at the rank of Captain.

Today, Tom McCormick is the Insurance Fraud Section Chief with the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office. McCormick heads a three agency task force that makes up the Louisiana Insurance Fraud Task Force responsible for the investigation and assisting in the prosecution of all insurance related fraud within the State of Louisiana to include Health Care, Tax, Workers' Compensation and Unemployment Fraud. Tom McCormick supervises seven other attorneys and is responsible for a criminal case load that averages about 800 or more a year. Tom has litigated civil and criminal cases throughout Louisiana to include every court in the district from Pointe Coupee Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish, and Iberville Parish. Also, McCormick has had an extensive family law and civil practice where he as represented hundreds of locals throughout the judicial district.

After graduating from Southern University Law Center in May 2001, McCormick received his commission from the USAF ROTC Detachment 310 at Louisiana State University (LSU) in 2001. Captain McCormick served as Area Defense Council for the 45th Space Wing, Patrick AFB, Florida and Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida where he provided defense services to over 8,000 active duty personnel. In addition, Tom McCormick served as Deputy Staff Judge Advocate as Vance AFB Oklahoma where he was Chief of Military Justice and Legal Assistance. Moreover, he served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma and Middle District of Florida where he prosecuted over 800 criminal cases in Federal District Court. In 2005, McCormick was deployed to Iraq as a special prosecutor assigned to the Central Criminal Court of Iraq as part of Task Force 134 where he prosecuted over 325 Iraqi detainees/insurgents/terrorists responsible for rape, murder, attacks and other crimes against US and coalition forces.

McCormick has received numerous awards, medals and recognition including the AFSA General Douglas MacArthur Award, USAF Robert Lowery, JAG Award, Tyndall Airman of the Year in 1996 and 1997, Vance AFB Officer of the Year in 2002 and 2003, four Air Force Commendation Medals, four Outstanding Unit Awards, two National Defense Medals, Iraqi Freedom Medal and Global War on Terrorism Medal.

Tom McCormick is currently on the Board of Directors with the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C). NW3C provides training, investigative support and research to over 6,000 federal, state and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies worldwide involved in the prevention, investigation and prosecution of economic and high-tech crimes.

In addition, he is an active member in the Louisiana State Bar Association, Louisiana District Attorneys Association, Baton Rouge Bar Association, American Legion Post 167 (Lifetime Member), Veterans of Foreign Wars Addis Post (Lifetime Member), Disable Veterans of America, Air Force Association, Lions Club and Rotary International. He is also a member of the Coastal Conservation Association and Wild Turkey Federation. Additionally, Governor John Bel Edwards and Attorney General Jeff Landry have appointed Tom to serve as a Board Member of the Louisiana Automobile Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority (LATIFPA).

While living in West Baton Rouge, Tom has coached and sponsored various youth athletic events for over 20 years including t-ball, biddy basketball, various public and private schools baseball, softball, football, wrestling, basketball and cheerleader programs. McCormick believes that only you can make your community better. He lives by his Air Force core values of Integrity, Service Before Self and Excellence in all you do.

If you believe that Leadership, Experience and Impartiality Matter, then vote McCormick for Judge on March 24. If you have any questions, please feel free to call Tom McCormick anytime via cell phone at 225-571-6733 or through his website www.mccormickforjudge.com or through email at mccormickforjudge@gmail.com.